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North Albany County Park & Natural Area - Master Plan Process

North Albany Park & Natural Area Master Plan

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The North Albany Park & Natural Area Master Plan has been completed and is now available for public review. The Benton County Natural Areas & Parks Department will begin implementation to achieve plan goals. Download and review the Master Plan as a PDF document in the file section at the bottom of the page.

North Albany Park & Natural Area - Final Conceptual Master Plan Maps

All public input provided through community meetings, email, and park user surveys, resulted in development of conceptual master plan maps for North Albany Park & Natural Area. With the support of private/professional landscape architects, Benton County Parks and Health Department staff developed the maps below to guide future work within the Park and Natural Area.

Please click on and review the maps for the North Albany Park & Natural Area Master Plan:

December 2017- Adoption of plan by Board of Commissioners and implementation of master plan

Draft Conceptual Park Designs

At the Public Meeting held on October 13, 2016, three draft concept plans were revealed. These concepts were derived from feedback we received through surveys conducted online and in North Albany County Park.

Several design elements were very popular with the community and therefore are included on each concept design, they are:

Concept 1: Playground to remain in current location; Updated with all new equipment including Nature-Play and keep the boat, fence with 4ft. security fencing. Create new 'south lawn' parking area with 6-8 new parking spots. Dog off leash area remains in current open lawn location.

Concept 2: Move playground to the south lawn; add two new playground areas (1 toddler, 1 youth), relocate boat to new location. No south lawn parking area; Dog off leash area remains in current open location.

Concept 3: Create new playground in south lawn AND keep existing location. South lawn will have new equipment, old playground would be slightly updated, keep boat. Dog area remains; No south parking area.

Background

In the Spring of 2016, Benton County Natural Areas & Parks Department (NAPD) accepted a land donation located at the SW corner of NW Valley View and NW Crocker Lane in North Albany. The donation came from the developer of the Albany Heights subdivision that is located just south of this wooded parcel.

North Albany residents, particularly those in the vicinity of the existing Park and new Natural Area, have expressed that the natural, wooded character of the expansion area should be retained; consequently, the only amenities planned for the Natural Area are a natural-surface loop trail, and two kiosks with way-finding signage and educational information.

NAPD is in the process of a Master Planning for the existing North Albany County Park, and would like to combine the new Natural Area acreage into the planning. NAPD is also engaging the community to gather input from the community on what they would like to see in North Albany County Park and the new Natural Area acreage.